Rice Paper

The food is delicious. Robert had chicken phở & I had phở with meatballs. So fresh and seasoned perfectly! We’ll definitely be back.

Let’s start by talking about this location. It’s stationed within the San Carlos Hotel, nooked on the corner between the hotel and an Irish bar. It’s small, yet efficient. This location is my favorite amidst the others. Although I believe the 7^th st location closed. The prices are a little higher than competing Phở Restaurants but they do offer a wide array of spring rolls. Something a little outside the box.
This trip we went with the Saigon Rolls which are asparagus and tempura shrimp loaded. I went with the Filet Phở and she went with the Tofu Phở. Both were your average phở. Look, to me, it’s phở, unless there is something I’m missing, it’s typically a pretty consistent taste whether it be Noodle Ranch, Phở Thang and etc. I’ll be back, I did want to try their lemon chicken which looked good however 16.00 seemed a bit pricey for chicken.

I came to Arizona for vacation with friends and we weren’t here one night because we were all craving phở. Considering the location, this place is great! My phở dish that I got was only about $ 9 and there were sauces on the table for us to put in our phở. Some of my friends got their banh mi to go with fries and it tasted awesome! I would definitely come back to this place again if I’m here for another visit.

For a «modern» vietnamese restaurant, I expected higher quality of meat. My meatballs were sour and tasted weird. I feel sick after eating there. Would not recommended…

This location is located in the San Carlos hotel in the heart of downtown Phoenix. You don’t have a lot of Vietnamese only restaurants here in downtown so stop by here! They also have a location on 7^th street which is more small and condensed. The menu consists of traditional dishes like spring rolls, crispy rolls (egg rolls) as some people may know them as, traditional and also modernized with a twist! Rice paper also has phở, 2 sizes depending on your appetite! Vegetarians and some vegan options are also a choice here! Menu is simple, they also have a great HH reverse HH, and awesome drink menu! I stopped by, went into the hotel entrance got greeted right away, I also got attended with a drink which I chose the green tea which is delightful! Free refills for anybody wondering if they do that! They also have a good delicious traditional Vietnamese iced coffee which is very heavenly I might add! I had many suggestions to get the firecracker shrimp, which is a starter didn’t know it was huge pieces of shrimp so delicious I combined it with the garlic noodles, I recommend it on the same plate which they’ll be happy to do! I wanted to order more but once I started eating my plate I was so full! Such a good meal! Definitely coming back for more! Also want to thank James my server for a wonderful experience!

Myself and 8 coworkers decided to try something new for lunch. We arrived when there was no more than 7 other people in the restaurant. It took 40 mins before we received our food. I was perplexed as to why it took so long when the restaurant was not even half full. Once our food arrived I was very pleased to find that everything was delicious. I ordered the ever popular «lunch box» with chicken. Rice Paper has a modern feel and ouside seating. It was way too hot outside to sit on the patio.

I am incredibly disappointed with this restaurant. I was a frequently returning customer at the 7^th avenue location until they closed. This was my first time coming to the downtown location and I have never been served food this gross. I ordered 2 spring rolls to-​go. When I got home I opened up the box to see that nothing was intact. The rice paper rolls were completely ripped. I started to eat but I realized that the lettuce was brown but even more gross the mint was completely brown and some pieces were rotten. I called and told the manager and he offered me two free rolls on my next visit but I don’t think I’ll be going back any way.

This place is good if you’re looking for a light lunch. I ordered the garlic noodles (side) as an entrée and it filled me up. I would recommend getting those as an entrée. I had to add a little more soy sauce into it but that might just be my own taste preference for saltier foods. As for the phở, the portions were big (my friends ordered that) but the price was a little bit more expensive (especially the egg rolls) than we expected but maybe that’s because we’re from the east coast were it might be cheaper. Our waiter was nice and helpful.

This is the 3^rd time i’ve eaten at this restaurant and been served sour meat with my soup. Phở Thanh at 17^th and Camelback is more than worth the drive. Though it kind of sucks that we don’t have a good vietnamese place downtown.

I love the downtown location but they close at 9p, I wish they stayed open just a little bit longer for the weekend! The other location seems to always be packed. Some of the food is a bit more pricey than what it should be which does prevent me from eating there as much as I would otherwise, but the wait staff is friendly.

One of my favorite places downtown! Amazing happy hour specials for food and drink. All of the servers and bartenders do a fantastic job and really seem like they enjoy working here. Food is fresh and delicious. Try the lychee infused vodka!

Excellent service and food. Always packed at lunchtime so get there early if u want a seat. The Phở, the Bo luc lak, and the spring rolls r amazing! Highly recommended!

Had shaking beef there tonight. Was not bad, a little pricey for the amount of food offered. Service a bit slow.
Good environment, you can choose either sit outside or inside the bar.

I am so excited to have found phở near my workplace. I’ve come here a few times and the phở is great. Service is awesome.
My favorite is Phở Tai (beef phở) and my coworker always orders the Phở Ga. Everything is piping hot and fresh. This place will definitely meet all your expectations!

Looks like a popular spot. The interior deco is quite hip — I like the Vietnamese hats on the ceiling. Phở was ok — nothing special/​impressive, the broth was not very thick/​savory. Spring rolls were quite good.

I love this place from the phở to the rolls. Delicious and perfect everytime. Whenever I’m working downtown this is a must

Great Vietnamese restaurant in downtown Phoenix! It was a cold January afternoon and I was in need of hot noodle soup to help me warm up. This came up on Unilocal search and was pleased to see a review from a familiar face and she is #1 on check in here. My expectations grew as I know she loves to eat good food.
I couldn’t decide which phở to order so I asked a friendly server to help me pick. He suggested to order Phở Dac Biet but substitute meatball for filet mignons cube. I like variety of meat but at that same time I was intrigued by cubed filet mignons, and his suggestion was a perfect solution. I throughly enjoyed every bite of my meal, soup was just right, meat was tasty (I dipped them in spicy hoisin sauce).
Service was great! He was funny and attentive, kept coming back to refill water with copper water pitcher. I kept looking at the water pitcher while I ate and finally couldn’t help myself but to order Moscow Mule after my lunch. They had a happy hour with good price, if I have a reason to be in downtown often, I thought this could become my regular hangout.

This is where you go, when you first go to that new ramen place down the street for lunch, only to find out they’ve run out of food. They’ve run… out of food… Didja catch that?
You know what I liked about this place? It’s in like a hotel lobby, so if you want to use the restroom, you have to walk into the lobby, past the front desk, around the corner and down the narrow hall… as opposed to the foodless ramen place, which has a restroom icons above a hallway, but when I pushed through the door, I ended up in the kitchen. The look the workers gave me was like «hey buddy, you’re not peeing in here. You’re not peeing anywhere»
You know what else I like? The fillet meat in the phở was chunk meat, not thin slices. And it was good. Did you happen to see my photo? That was a good photo, huh? I had help

I was staying in downtown Phoenix and was craving some Asian food. Thanks to Unilocal,I found this place just a few steps from my hotel! I went around 4pm to pick up a grilled pork banh mi.
Although it wasn’t the best banh mi that I’ve ever had (and a bit pricey for the amount of food), it was solid and definitely satisfied my craving. The bread wasn’t as crusty as I would have liked, but it was stuffed with delicious pork. I would have liked a bit more pickled cucumbers and carrots, but luckily I had chosen a salad for my side and added the veggies to my sandwich.
The interior is clean, well decorated. The servers were attentive and fast (although there weren’t many other people there at the time).

First impressions: nice down town feel, clean on the inside, Wasn’t greeted when I walked in, maybe a bad day for the host. Modern vibe. Prices were a bit high compared to other places a bit i chalked it to the location being in downtown.
Food: phở dac biet large
Verdict: overall I was quite surprised! The broth was very flavorful, well balanced with spices and the beef broth was very well done. My Unami pallet was well triggered. One criticism though it might have been a bit too much on the salty side. For a large the price was high ($ 11) as I said but they didn’t skimp out on putting lots of meat, tripe and brisket. Kudos. I’ve been eating phở my entire life so props to the care and time taken. Food took awhile to come out and the service could have been more friendly but they are doing phở justice here.

Nice setting soft music lunch time is nice.
Try the lunch box. With my wife Shirley Minter Phoenix Az. Down town. Nic was awesome we can’t wait to return. Thanks Nic.

Finally, I was craving for Vietnamese food again. Despite how horrible I felt about their services, I finally broke down and came here again. Apparently, service improves drastically since that one young lady was gone and replace her with someone else. Now the food is great, service is great and I enjoy coming here for their lunches. Keep up with the good work and i’ll see u guys every week!

Rice Paper is a great stop for lunch (or Happy Hour) in your central downtown Phx area. They used to be Bonjour Vietnam, but have changed for some reason.
The venue itself isn’t too huge, but is decorated in contemporary design and has add’l tables/​seating on patio area.
Service has always been very friendly and helpful. I haven’t tried too many items on menu but do recommend the Ahi Tuna (raw) salad. Yum! I had the Filet Mignon Phở for lunch and it was delicious, however, I wish the meat was on the more medium to rare side. NOTE: Cilantro sprigs aren’t served by default; if you need this to add to your soup, just ask! :)
Spring Rolls (I was eye-​balling with envy) looked tasty too. Next time.